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Hoakie82

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It’s clearly spelled out in our constitution. Those privileges allow people


to protest whatever they want including their freedom of speech. It someone wants to burn the flag, Bible, Torah or Koran, paint degrading cartoons of Muhammad or Jesus, or kneel for the anthem, they are free to do so in the USA. It’s a part of what makes this country great.

That should tell you how I feel but to answer your question directly no the coach shouldn’t dismiss that person. It’s their right. The coach should only lose his job if he dismissed the girl or made her participation unbearable because that infringes upon her rights. Which sounds like what our soccer coach did & the school so far has allowed. I’m not sure why the school wasn’t sued as well.

Now that doesn’t mean I like the person who kneels or infringes on anyone else’s right & I certainly won’t continue supporting those people. Which is why I stopped watching all professional sports other than UFC. If this lawsuit against our soccer coach isn’t explained to me where I understand & am more sympathetic to the coach & VT, I’m about to stop watching & supporting our athletic department but as far as I know, the coach and school have remained silent. I’m in a wait & see mode until I figure it out but I’m not going to forget about it or brush it aside.

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Posted: 04/20/2021 at 11:28PM



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  Hope he loses his a$$ ** -- hok1eboy 04/23/2021 7:31PM
  Does anyone have a copy of the ACC Unity Pledge? -- HokiesBill48 04/20/2021 07:27AM
  .link: -- squarerootofone 04/20/2021 07:31AM
  247 says it was roanoketimes/rtd article -- aenggeorge 04/19/2021 4:55PM
  Seems to me...... -- 2hhoop3 04/19/2021 3:57PM
  If what she says happened, IF, bye bye Chugger -- VTraised 04/19/2021 3:16PM
  Whit -- Techdady 04/19/2021 5:03PM
  What about the team member that had a similar behavior? -- RunHokieRun 04/19/2021 9:05PM
  So he gets to run her off for her beliefs?? Sad. ** -- Hokiehouse7 04/19/2021 4:09PM
  Yeah, you could be one of those people. ** -- Hoakie82 04/20/2021 10:31AM
  As could you. ** -- ModerateHokie 04/20/2021 2:37PM
  🤨🤪 ** -- Hoakie82 04/20/2021 2:50PM
  Like follow some very partisan "unity" viewpoint? -- VTCALS72 04/19/2021 7:58PM
  Very accurate. ** -- Blueboy 04/19/2021 8:04PM
  Now YOU have made it political. ** -- ModerateHokie 04/19/2021 7:53PM
  Does the ACC Unity pledge require all players to kneel? -- 133245Hokie 04/19/2021 5:19PM
  What gives players the right to participate? ** -- ModerateHokie 04/19/2021 5:41PM
  So kneeling is team unity even though you don't agree -- 133245Hokie 04/19/2021 6:57PM
  What is the political message? ** -- ModerateHokie 04/19/2021 7:54PM
  It's so incredibly ironic -- Gobbler Guru 04/20/2021 12:56PM
  Except it wasn't the National Anthem. But whatever. ** -- ModerateHokie 04/20/2021 12:42PM
  Could not disagree more. This was a team moment. ** -- ModerateHokie 04/19/2021 5:18PM

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